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FROM: John H. deFremery, Agricultural Commissioner
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DATE: County
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SUBJECT: Agreement Between the County and Greenfield Services Corporation for
Agricultural Chemical Collection Day
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an Agreement
between the County and Greenfield Services Corporation. The Agreement will provide a
one time, one day Agricultural Chemical Disposal event in Contra Costa County. The
cost of the agreement will be funded entirely through fees paid by growers who
participate in the event.
BACKGROUND
On January 7, 1992, the Board of Supervisors authorized the County Department of
Agriculture to co-sponsor an,Agricultural Chemical Disposal Day with the University
Cooperative Extension and the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau.
The Board recognized that hazardous waste storage, transportation, and disposal are
issues which impact the local agricultural industry. Some growers are faced with
storage and disposal of agricultural chemicals which are no longer registered for their
crop or no longer registered for use in California. Until recently, very few options
for disposal of these materials have existed. A grower could contract with a private
firm to dispose of these unwanted chemicals, however this can frequently cost thousands
of dollars for a grower who only wants to dispose of small amounts.
Assembly Bill 563, Hannigan, (chaptered Sept. 1990), provides some new opportunities
to address the issue of hazardous waste disposal by agriculture. These opportunities
include:
1. Authorization for a county to develop and establish a collection program and
in addition, immunizes a county from certain liabilities related to hazardous
waste collection;
2. Exempts an eligible participant (grower) from certain fees, taxes, reporting,
and permitting requirements imposed currently on the disposal of hazardous
waste;
3. Allows for a "streamlined" regulatory process including certain variances for
transportation of wastes.
The contract with Greenfield Services Corporation has been developed to provide this
opportunity at growers expense.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREM:
:
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED '>< OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT- _) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Agricultural Depa%tment '1. _< ATTESTED 46�� 91 A21
Justice System Programs PHIL BAT ELOR, ERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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